Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Two seasons in the Delaware linebacker corps to date. On tape: 5 tackles and 1 sack against Missouri State, Week 8, 2026.
25 tackles · 1.5 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
1
Forced a fumble. Fourth quarter, up 35-21.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 1 interception, 1 forced fumble in the 8 games with play by play.
How Delaware’s defense played that day
Western Kentucky’s 11 drives: 8 stopped (2 takeaways) · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 7. His forced fumble came with Delaware up 14.
Dominant 23-point win at home against Missouri State.
Where he ranks
Interceptions1tied for 7th in the Conference USA this season.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Defensive profile
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
25tackles this season
TFL rate
6%2 TFL
Sack rate
6%2 sacks
PD rate
0%0 pass breakups
25 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1.5 sacks · 1 interception.
Teams and coaches
2 seasons under Ryan Carty — 11-10 over that span.
2025Delaware7-6HC: Ryan Carty · Pass-leaning
2026Delaware4-4HC: Ryan Carty · Balanced
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 58 (#216 of 567). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home4g
3.0
0.2
0.2
0.0
Road4g
3.2
0.1
0.1
0.0
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-76g
2.5
0.1
0.1
0.0
Weeks 8+2g
5.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
Head Coach
Ryan Carty
Pass share
53.3%
278 pass / 244 run
Plays / game
65.2
8 games
Team sack rate
6.9%
318 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
25 tackles in 8 games
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.